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_ - -:i S 5''' BY THE WAY.. By DORIS ARMFIELD Well, it’s too late now. 1 felt sure that before 1948 was over, I would be able to report that 1 had been lucky enough to have a member of the stronger (?) sex accept my pro posal for marriage during Leap Year, but as of January 1, 1949, my name is still preceded by “Miss.” I didn’t feel too badly about this matter four years ago, for I said “Well, there’s still 1948.” But 1952 seems a long time away, and my hopes have dim med. I was thinking about the sub ject the other night, and won dered what ever started the custom of reversing the proce dure during Leap Year, and why, as a matter of fact, it is called Leap Year. I went to that invaluable aid, the Ency clopedia Britannica, and this is what I found: “LEAP YEAR (otherwise Bissextile, the name given to the year containing 366 days. The astronomers of Julius Cae sar, 46 B.C., settled the solar year at 365 days 6 hours. These hours at the end of four years made a day which was added to the fourth year. The Eng lish name for the bissextile year is an allusion to a result of this interposition; for after Feb. 29, a date ‘leaps over’ a day of the week. Of the cus tom for women to woo during leap year no satisfactory ex planation has .ever been offer ed. In 1288 a law was enacted in Scotland that ‘it is statut and ordaint that during the rein of hir maist blissit Meges- te, for ilk yeare knowne as lepe yeare, ilk mayden ladye of bothe highe and lowe estait shall hae liberte to bespeke ye man she likes, albeit he re fuses to talk hir to be his law ful wyfe, he shal be mulcted in ye sum ane pudis or less as his estaiU may be; except and awis gif he can make it appeare that he is betrothit ane ither woman he then shall be free.’ A few years later a like law was passed in France and in the 15th Century the custom was legalized in Genoa and Florence.” As you see, I didn’t find out how it all started, but I think the Scots had a good idea. ONE THING in favor of death over taxes- doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets. -death Personal Items . . . . There have been many won derful inventions in the past few years, some I like, others I don’t care for. Television, for instance, in its present state, doesn’t appeal to me a bit; one the other hand, I wouldn’t trade my radio-alarm clock and my electric blanket for anything. My little neph ew, Danny, who is now the right age to b e inquisitive about everything and who spares no pains to find out “what makes things tick” was experimenting with the radio alarm and pulled off an in dispensable button — the one with which the alarm was set. I had to do without the radio for a couple of days while it was being repaired, and for proof that being awaked by a loud alarm clock instead of nice soft music does things to one’s disposition, just ask Mo ther and Dad! They will as sure you they were as glad to see that radio out of the shop as I was. It seems a yearly custom, now, to extol the merits of the electric blanket. I might say that if you sleep in a heated room, you would waste your money buying one. But for those of us who must have their fresh air during the night, there is nothing to replace thj comfort of really feeling warm as toast from head to toe no matter what the temperature of the room. I feel that I can never quite thank you for the fine coop eration you gave me' the first eight months of 1948, when I was working at The Sun; and for the many nice things you have had to say about this col umn all year, and especially during my absence. Although I will no longer b e with the newspaper, I hope to continue filling this space as long as you enjoy it, and when my new work does not take my full time. Since I can’t say it to each of you personally, I would like, in this way, to wish for you a very happy 1949. THREE MEN ENLIST IN SERVICE PAST WEEK The local UUS Army and US Air Force announced today that during the past week three men had been enlisted for the US Army and the S Air Force. Thqse enlisting for the US Army were: Richard D. Hilley, 1304 4th street, Newberry, Air Force veteran of World War II; and Lloyd C. Scarborough, 1309 4th street, Newberry, Navy veteran of World War II. Both men enlisted for the Euro pean Command and after pro cessing will be assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, Germany. Enlisting for service in the US Air Force was James Car- roll Fulmer of Route 2, New berry. Fulmer, an Air Force veteran of World War II, Miss Mildred Wertz, a mem ber of the Loris school faculty, spent the Christmas holidays here with her mother, Mrs. Viola Wtertz on Hunt street. P. D. Holloway, Dr. E. M. Anderson and A1 Wertz, attend ed the Gator Bowl football game in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Roland returned to their home in Charleston Monday, after spending several days here in the home of Mtrs. Roland’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lom- inack on Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis returned to their home on Caldwell street Sunday after spending the Christmas holi days in New York. Miss Mary Ann Davis returned home with them for a visit. Mrs. Zach Suber, Mrs. Zach Suber, Jr., Mrs. Shannon Su ber, Mrs. Evelyn Geeter and Miss Sarah Suber of Whitmire were visitors in Newberry Sat urday. Miss Carrie Wightman, a teacher in the Whitmire schools, spent the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Frank Wightman on Mayer Avenue. Mrs. Henry Suber, Mrs. Ro bert Leamon and Mrs. Otis Su ber of Whitmire were recent business visitors in the city. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Dawkins moved last week from Har rington street to Speers street into-, the house formerly occu pied fy Levi Fellers. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shealy and daughter, Mable, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lester and son, Clyde Lester were visitors dur ing the holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmit Goodrich in Henderson, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Har mon spent several days last week in Florida and also at tended the Gator Bowl football game in Jacksonville, Saturday. Miss Winona Mills recently visited her brother, Robert Mills in Hileah, Florida and Coach Erskine Mills in Albany, Ga. Miss Rosabel Thompson -Spent last Monday in Charleston, where she visited her cousin, Prof. Kibler Williamson, who is a patient at the Roper hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tolbert and two sons, Joe and Tommie, of Ninety Six spent Christmas weekend here with Mrs. Tol bert’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Harmon on Adelaid street. Mir. and Mrs. John Waldrop returned to their home on Wal nut street Sunday after spend ing a pleasant vacation inFlori- da. They also attended the Clemson-Missouri football game at the Gator Bowl in Jackson ville Saturday. Dr. and Mlrs. R. A. Goodman and daughter, Miss Jane Good man, a member of the Colum bia schools faculty, were visi tors during the Christmas holi days in the home of Mrs. Good man’s mother, Mrs. Troutman, in Troutman. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deaton in Statesville, N. C. Coach Erskine Mills of Al bany, Georgia, visited his mo ther, Mrs. Ralph Mills during the Christmas holidays. Miss Brantley Pelham of Col umbia, and Heyward Pelham of Greenville, spent the Christ mas holidays here with their mother, Mrs. Wi E. Pelham and brother, Elerbe Pelham and family on Harington St. Miss Marguerite Burns and friend. Miss Mary Butler of Columbia spent the New Years weekend here in the home of Miss Burns’ mother, Mrs. J. L. Burns on Boundary street. Prof. Thomas Paine of Gil ford College, near Greensboro, N. C., spent a few days the first of the week with friends in the city. Mrs. H. ♦C. Fellers and son, Lewis Fellers, were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. J. O. Robelot in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sykes (nee Helen Goggans) of Columbia, spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. Goggans’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. ‘B. Goggans in the Hartford community. Mr. and Mrs. Wyche Dickert of Columbia, and Dr. and Mrs. Drayton Nance and son ' of North, were visitors during the holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Drayton Nance on Johnstone street. Cadet Alfred Ringer of Clem- son spent the Christmas holi days in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ringer. Mrs. J. D. Wicker spent Thursday in Batesburg on busi ness. IMiss Delora Fant, a student at Columbia College, and bro ther, Metts Fant Jr., of De catur, Ala., spent the holidays in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Metts Fant on Glenn street. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Youmans Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Huffman attended the Gator Bowl foot ball game is Jacksonville, Fla. New Years day. Christmas dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Clarkson and Mrs. J. W. Mims on Mayer Avenue were Miss Ruth Mims of Jackson ville, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mims and son, Neal, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Derrick and daugh ter, Miss Betty Neal Derrick, of Laurens, and Mr. and Mrs. Hack Mims and three children. Miss Rosemary Albrecht, Bren da Mills and Robbie Mims of Orangeburg. Miss Leah June Vigodsky returned to the University of Florida at Gainsville, Fla. Tues day, where she is a student, after spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vigodsky on Wal nut street. W. E. Turner, Raymond Blair, Horace Swittenburg, Jack Cou sins and Reuben Floyd attend ed the Gator Bowl football game at Jacksonville, Fla. on New Years day. Mr. ' and Mrs. Carl Ringer and son, Douglas, of Florence and Mr. and Mrs. James Ring er and sbn, Jimmy, of Great Falls, were visitors during the holidays in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ringer on Chapman street. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Robelot and Charles Fellers of Char lotte, N. C., Sgt. and Mrs. Ralph Fellers of Fort Benning, Ga., and Lewis Fellers, a student at the Citadel, Charleston, spent the .Christmas holidays in the home of their mother, Mrs. H. C. Fellers on College street. Miss Sallie Le e Cromer, prin cipal of the Grammar school at W'alterboro spent the holi days here with her sisters, Mrs. H. C. Fellers and Mrs. R. G. Carroll on College street. Mrs. Georgia Welborn spent the past weekend in Anderson with her mother, Mrs. E. O. Hentz, who continues ill at the home of her other daughter, Mrs. Daniels. The Calendar society of the Central Methodist church will hold a- meeting Monday the 10th at the home of Mrs. DaVe Hayes. Mrs. Seth Meek and Mrs. W. W. Hornsby will act as associate hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Olie Brown at tended the Ice Follies at the Township Auditorium in Col umbia Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Eargle of Macon, Ga., spent Christmas at their home here on Summer street. Their daugh ter, Miss Nelda Eargle, stu dent at Newberry college spent the holidays with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. Logan Lan drum and family of Brunswick, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Boozer and son, David Boozer, of Gaffney, were Christmas visitors in the home of Mrs. Henry Boozer on E. Main St. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Denning and daughter, Sue Wheeler of Benson, N. C., Dr. and Mrs. Toni Rivers of Gaffney and Mr. and Mirs. David Clark and son of Union were visitors dur ing the holidays in the home of their mother, Mrs. J. D. Wheeler. v Dr. and Mrs. Woodrow Has sell and son, Jimmy, of Colum bia, spent New Years week end in the home of Mrs. Has sell’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn on Harper street. Mrs. Hassell is the former Miss Vir ginia Senn. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Boozer attended the Ice Follies which was presented at the Tov/n- ship Auditorium in Columbia Thursday evening. Col. LeGare K. Tarrant, re presentative of the Army on the General staff, with head quarters in the Pentagon build ing in Washington, D. C., spent a few days here last week with his sister, Mrs. May Stuck on Johnstone street. Mrs. R. L. Tarrant and daughter, Mrs. May Stuck, were Christmas Day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nat Gist in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Touch- berry of Seneca, Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Cromer and two children, Thomas and Harry of Columbia, and Miss Bonnelle Cromer, a teacher in the Pel- zer schools and friend, Miss Liiyan Perrett of Marion, spent the Christmas holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cromer on Kinard street. Mrs. Frank Scofield returned to her home in Newburgh, N. Y., Sunday after spending the Christmas holidays here in the home of her daughter and son- inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Smith on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Daw kins and family have moved from the Sheriffs home on Harrington street, to their new home on Nance street. Sheriff and Mrs. Tom M. Fellers and family have moved to the Sheriff’s home on Har rington street from Nance St. Mr. and Mrs. E. Maxcy Stone moved from 1330 College street into an spartment in the Cecil Ammons home on Harrington street, which was formerly oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Longshore. Mr. and Mrs. Hughey Hutch inson and son, Bobby, have, moved from Conway to 1330 College street. Mr. Hutchin son is a son of Mrs. C. E, Hutchinson of Boundary street. i Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Partridge and two children, Mollie and Frand, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Eskridge, moved last Friday from Boundary street into the recently completed new home of the Partridges on Pope street. S-Sgt. William M.^King and his wife, M-Sgt. King, station ed at Bowling Field, Washing ton, D. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Gene King and two children, Susan and Gene, Jr., of Colum bia, were visitors during the holidays in the home of their mother, Mrs. W. B. Garden- hire on College street. The Ladies Aid Society of the Grace Lutheran church will meet January 10 at 4 o’clock with Mrs. Pauline Monroe. Mrs. Bill Wise and Mrs. David Keis- ler are associate hostesses for this meeting. -■ 'i VOL. 11—NO. 34 + NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1949 + $1.50 PER YEAR Do You Wish To Vote? Those wishing to vole in the city's special election which will be held Tues day, February 15. 1949, must have a county re gistration certificate and poll tax receipts for the year of 1949. You can get a city regis tration certificate at the city clerk's office on Boyce street any time before Feb ruary 5th. In order to get a city registration certifi cate, you must have your county registration certifi cate and 1949 poll tax re ceipt. The special election is be ing held for the purpose of changing the name from the Town of Newberry to City of Newberry; also to authorise the dividing of the city into six wards. Other aulhorisafions sought in the election are the following: T.' Whether or not the Commissioners of Public Works should be abolished and its duties devolved up on the City Council of the City of Newberry. 2. Whether or not the City Council of the City of Jfewberry should employ a full time City Manager for the purpose of coordinating the business departments of the said City. Real Estate Pope Speaker Thomas H. Pope will be one of the principal speakers at The South Carolina Women’s Council for the Common Good which will meet in Columbia Friday. Other speakers will include W. D. Workman of the Charles ton News and Courier staff and Mrs. Paul Leonard, chairman of the council’s legislative com mittee. The recently-elected presi dent Miss Mildred Huggins of Timmonsville, will preside. Transfers Solons to Seek In Pay Increase Extra pay for legislators may bea dead legal issue but it could be a live legislative one this year. The new 88th General As sembly can expect one or more bills to raise legislators pay, now that the State Supreme Court has ruled bonus pay to be unconstitutional. Legislative pay has come up from $200 a session a couple of decades ago to $1,000 a ses sion. The session is the 40 legislative days for which the Constitution permits pay. When sessions have gone be yond the 40 day period, most legislatures have ended by pay ing themselves “official ex pense money” at the 40-day daily rate. A special State Supreme Court declared this summer that such a practice was in the nature of extra pay, which is forbidden by th e Constitution. Approximately 47 of the 126 legislators of the 1947 session who collected $700 bonuses have repaid them. Forty-six lawmakers never collected. Re payment of the remaining bon uses has been turned over for handling to Attorney General John M. Daniel. This situation, combined with the predicted outlook by most legislators for a long session far beyond the usual 40 days, is expected to give renewed vigor to proposals for higher pay. A bill last year proposed $1,800 a session pay, plus a per diem for each legislative day to take care of expenses. The per diems suggested rang ed from $5 to $10 a day. This would be in addition to weekly round-trip home mile age, at five cents a mile, that the legislators get. One solution to more pay has been instigated by the York County delegation. It has vot ed its members $100 a month each, in addition to the state legislative pay. The money comes from county funds. No legal authority for the action weis offered when the delega tion voted itself the money. Whatever they do, the legis lators cannot hope to raise their own pay—any raises will be come effective only with the 89th assembly two years hence. Midway John W. Ballentine to Mt. Tabor Lutheran church,, 2.51 acres, $50.00. John W. Ballentine to Mt. Tabor Lutheran church and Mt. Pilgrim church, 2.14 acres, ^50.00. Rutherford Mrs. Helen Doolittle to George H. Cromer, 94 acres, $2250. Peak Forfeited Land Commission to M. O. Mayer, one lot and one building, $73.00. Forfeited Land Commission to M. O. Mayer, one lot, $17.49. MT. BETHEL GARMANY H. D. CLUB MEETS FRIDAY The Mt. Bethel-Garmany Home Demonstration Club, will meet Friday afternoon, January 7th, at 3 o’clock, at the school house. Hostesses Mrs. Willie Mae Reighley, Mrs. Luther Folk and Mrs. Tom Crooks. Please notice change of meet ing. Mrs. Claude Price, Sec. Mrs. Raymond Nichols, pres. March of Dimes Drive Announced Newberry county, which gave $2,341.70 of the $135,000 raised in South Carolina in the 1948 March of Dimes campaign, has been asked for an even larger contribution in 1949. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has schedul ed the annual fund-raising cam paign for January 14-31. The nationwide drive will seek the largest amount ever called for by the Foundation. Felix B. Greene, 1949 cam paign chairman for Newberry county, has been informed that the Foundation spent far more in South Carolina in 1948 than was collected in the state. This was due to the heavy outbreak of poliomyelitis which struck last summer. The 378- case epidemic in the state cost the Foundation more than $300,000. The money went for hospital and medical expenses. ! NEWBERRIAN'S MOTHER ILL IN GREENWOOD (Mrs. Kenneth Baker, Sr., of Greenwood, mother of Ralph and Richard Baker, suffered a stroke at her hom,e in Green wood Tuesday, December 28th. Although Mrs. Baker’s left side was completely paralized she is reported to be “ hold- her own.” MRS. PATRICK RETURNS TO PRINCETON Mrs. Azile Parr Patrick, after spending a week in Statesville, N. C. with her son, Rev. Louis Patrick, and a week in New berry with her relatives, has re turned to Princeton, New Jer sey, where she will complete her masters degree in Chris tian Education, June 7th, 1949. Postoffice Has 2nd Best Year The local postoffice enjoyed the second largest business in its history during 1948, smd showed an increase of almost five thousand dollars over 1947, according to the assistant post master, Jack Chappell. Receipts for the yesir of 1948 were nearly 56 thousand dollars compared with 51 thousand dollars for the year of 1947. The past year was the second largest in history, with the largest being 1945 during the war, when packages and other mail sent overseas was so heavy. Postmaster George K. Dom inick wishes to remind the pub lic that postal rates were in creased the first of the year as follows; A slight increase on packages, principally those sent for short distances. Special delivery letters heretofore mail ed for 13 cents are now 15 cents. Air mail anywhere in the United States now six cents instead of five cents. * All greeting cards must now bear a two cent stamp instead of a one and one-half cent stamp. Money orders, C.O.D.’s and register fees have also in- creased. Postal notes will be 8 cents instead of 5 cents. Headuarters Here Mr. and Mrs. D. D‘. Steven son and two sons, Phil and Ross, moved here about a month ago from Asheville, N. C., and are making their home at 1446 Calhoun street. Mr. Stevenson is employed by the Fairfield Forest Pro ducts Company as head of the Forestry Division. The Stevensons are originally from Pennsylvania. Their eld est son, Ross, 17 years of age, is now attending a college in Pennsylvania, and Phil, 14 years, the youngest son, is a member of the seventh grade at Junior High. Clara M. Whittle Mks. Clara Mae 'Whittle died Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Shea ly. She had been in declining health for several years but had been seriously ill for about two months. Mrs. Whittle was born and reared in Saluda County and was a daughter of Milledge and Katherleen Mc Carty. For the past 32 years she had made her home in Newberry. FunerEd services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at O’Neal Street Methodist church with the Rev. C. E. Du bose, Jr., in charge, assisted by the Rev. Zeb Smith. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. She is survived by six daugh ters, Mrs. Jesse Smith, Mrs. Evielou Gore, Mrs. Well Liv ingston and Mrs. Frank Shealy, all of Newberry, Mrs. A. C. Eargle of Whitmire and Mrs. W. J. Ledbetter of Michigan; one son, Virgil Whittle of New berry; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Banks of Spartanburg; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. THANKS CLUB FOR $121 GIFT The Youth Center Service Club wishes to thank the Ro- tary Club for their wonderful check in the amount of $121.00 received last week. This money was cleared on the Appollo Chorus sponsored by the Ro tary Club for the benefit of the Youth Center. The Youth Center Service Club is indeed grateful to the Rotary Club for thinking up the idea of spon soring the Appollo Chorus and for putting it over in such a big way. It is hoped that the other Service Clubs in New berry will think of ways ,in which their Club can help the Youth Center also. The $121, along with $95 cleared on the bridge party put on by the Youth Center Service Club in December, has been set aside for the Building Fund. Mrs. Price Padgett and Mrs. Steve Griffith headed the committee that so successfully put over the bridge party and cleared $95. The public will be glad to know that plans are under way for another bridge party to be held some time in Feb ruary; also that plans for a big Valentine dance to be held at the American Legion Hut February 9 have been complet ed. It is hoped that the public will mark this date on its cal endar and make plans to turn out in a big way for this fes tive occasion. W>atch the paper for further announcement. Bill Blalock’s Vet Quintet has very kindly offered to play for this occasion without charge. —Contributed Carpenter Home ^ Scene of Parties The beautiful hom e of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter on Calhoun street was the scene of several delightful Christmsis week parties and dinners. On Thursday of Christmas week, Miss Ann Carpenter was hostess at a buffet dinner. In vited for this occasion were 26 of Miss Carpenter’s friends. In cluded in the out of town guests were her cousin, Miss Alta Cunningham, and Cline Hector of Greer. A red and green Christmas motif was used in decorations, with red carnations predom inant throughout the party rooms. Twenty eight guests enjoyed the turkey dinner given by Mrs. Carpenter for employees of Carpenters store on Wednes day night, December 22. Artis tic CJiristmas decorations were used in the home for this oc casion. Out of town Christmas din ner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were Dr. G. L. Cunningham, of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. John Cun ningham and daughter, Alta Cunningham, of Greer; and Mrs. Carpenter’s sister, Miss Alta Cunningham, also of Greer. Wiseman Head At a recent meeting of the Newberry Shrine Club, J. E. Wiseman was elected president to .serve for the ensuing year, Sam Beam was named vice- president and C. C. Hutto, sec retary-treasurer. The directors named to serve for the new year were C. C. Hutto, Johnson Hagood Clary, Jr., John F. Clarkson, Sam Beam, Pinckney N. Abrams, Thomas H. Pope and J. E. Wiseman. McMillan transferred TO NEWBERRY DISTRICT Joe P. McMillan, Jr., a trav eling salesman for the Proctor and Gamble Company, is be ing transferred from the Lan caster, South Carolina, district to the Newberry district. Mr. and Mrs. McMillan and two year old son Tommy, will move from LEmcaster this weekend to Newberry and will make their home on Cornelia street in the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. David Hopkins. Mr. McMillan is a nephew of Mrs. James Smith, Sr. December Hitches Joseph R. Hunter, Jr., Pros perity, to Nancy Elizabeth Shealy, Prosperity. John Wiliam Mliller, New berry, to Judy Berley Caldwell, Newberry. Jesse C. O’Dell, Newberry, to Annie Ruth Thompson, Clin- ton. Amos Schumpert Wells, Min neapolis, Minn., to Mary Alice Suber, Newberry. Charles Ellis Davenport, Kin- ards, to Colleen Moore Buz- hardt, Kinards. William Lewis Glenn, Whit mire, to Lucy Johnson, Whit mire. George Ronald Thompson, Gainesville, Fla., to Maxine Anne Shealy, Prosperity. Claud Wilson, Prosperity, to Erin Mae Amick, Prosperity. Ray H. Covil, Hodges, to Enza E. Collins, Hodges. Kenneth Burton Pruitt, New berry, to Marjorie Force, New berry. Richard Derrill Longshore, Newberry, to Gussie Mae Der rick, Prosperity. James Frank Farmer, Joanna, to Mary R. McDowell, New berry. . , Virgil Claude Boukmght, Newberry, to Rosemary Folk, Pomaria. Mlichae! Paul Keegan, Sha- mokin. Pa., to Willie Corinne Moon, Newberry. James Alvin Counts, Kinards to Marie McQee, Laurens. BAKERS OF WASHINGTON SPENDING HOLIDAYS HERE Doctor and Mrs. Ralph P. Baker are spending a two weeks vacation in Tlewberry. Dr Baker has just completed six months as Chief Surgical Resident at Children’s Hospi tal in Washington, D. C. Here he has had extensive training in Pediatric and Plastic Surg ery. Dr. Baker will return to the new George Washington Hospital where h e will contin ue his training with Dr. Brian Blades, noted thoracic surgeon. Earl C. Taylor, who has been a patient in thg Veteran’s Hos pital in Columbia since Novem ber 26th, returned to.his home on the cut-off Tuesday, and is reported to be doing nicely. New Officials At Court House New faces appeared on the court house scene on the first day of the New Year. Some are repeaters, some are new. Tom M. Fellers, long a fix ture about the Sheriffs office as deputy sheriff and then as sheriff for eight years, goes back into that office as a re sult of last summer’s election. Mr. Fellers retained “Jay" Neel as first deputy and added Hbb Quattlebaum and L. L. Hen derson. Mr. Henderson has been policeman at Whitmire while Mr. Quattlebaum returns to the office he held for many years under MV. Fellers and the late Cannon G. B1 Berley Shealy will be the : jailor. Another office in which changes were made- was that of Supervisor. S. W. Shealy became the new supervisor, succeeding Eugene Spearman. Mr. Shealy retained Board Clerk Olin Lominick. He se lected Henry Richardson to succeed George Senn as main tenance supervisor. Homer W. Boles takes the place of Marvin Longshore, Hugh Kingsmore that of W* H. Moon, and Henry Ringer replaces Doc Spearman. These are the only changes the new supervisor has made to date. J. Frank Lominick has been commissioned on Supervisor’s board, representing district one. George Summer assumed of fice as the new Coroner and Roy D. Stutts is now in the Magistrate’s office at the court Tiouse to which he was elected last summer. Kirksey Martin remains eis deputy. W. E.' Spearman is the new magis trate at Chappells and Burke M. Wise at Little Mountain. All other officers in the coun ty set-up were returned to of fice without opposition in late primary except the pro bate judge who runs in the off year. the | Floyd Manager State B and L Louis C. Floyd has been nam ed manager of the State Build ing and Loan Association and new offices of the association are at 1115 Boyce street. The association has grown to such an extent. Mr. Floyd said, that larger quarters and full time manager was required. Seventy five home loaqs have been made in the short life at the company and Mk. Floyd said that growth was steady and gratifying to the officers and stockholders. The association has paid 3 per cent on deposits and in vites investors to investigate this profitable source of in terest income. Ralph Baker is president of the concern; Dr. EL B. Senn, R. Aubrey Harley, Thomas H. Pope, J. Dave Caldwell, and Louis C. Floyd are other offi cers. 4-H BOY BUYS REGISTEBED CALF WITH SAVINGS By W. A. Ridgeway ^Vssistant County Agent Robert Lee (Robby) Ruff, member of the St. Phillips 4-H club has been saving his money for several years. When Robby picked cotton or did other odd jobs he was careful to save his money. At the Newberry County Fair Robby became interested in the First Prize Senior Yearling S! Jersey Heifer shown by Mr. I. B. Duck. He borrowed $50.00 from his father and put it with the $150.00 he had saved and now he is the proud owner of that heifer. V Robby says that he does not intend to let his cousin Judith Johnette Halfacre, also the owner of a nice registered Jersey, out-show him in the fair next -fall. Robby’s sister, Elizabeth Anne, is a member of the Girls 4-H Club at St. Phillips. Happy Birthday! Emory H. Bowman, Mrs. D. L. Andrews and D. E. Sc hum- pert, January 8; Mrs. J. D. Kinard, January 9; Miss Grace Wilbur. Mrs. H. R. Brooks. Jan uary 10; Mrs. Van Price, Mrs. Sadie Ringer, Mrs. Tom Suber (Helen Mower), William R. F rooks. Martha Jean Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, Jr., January lit Edgar L. Hiller, January 12; Steve North, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex North, Jr„ Jan. 1$; Mrs. O. H. Dickinson and Rich ard I. McWhirter. January 14>